Rockets' Harden plays with illness, Lin out

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rockets All-Star James Harden is set to start in Game 5 against Oklahoma City after leaving the morning shootaround because of flu-like symptoms.

David J. Phillip

Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) has the ball knocked away by Oklahoma City Thunder's Derek Fisher, right, during the third quarter of Game 3 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Houston. The Thunder beat the Rockets 104-101. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) has the ball knocked away by Oklahoma City Thunder's Derek Fisher, right, during the third quarter of Game 3 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Houston. The Thunder beat the Rockets 104-101. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Harden was listed in the starting lineup submitted by coach Kevin McHale on Wednesday night. The Rockets face a 3-1 deficit in the first-round series against Oklahoma City, after winning Game 4 to avoid elimination.

Point guard Jeremy Lin was out for the second straight game because of a bruised chest muscle. The Rockets listed Lin as questionable, but he was not in uniform and instead wearing a suit on the bench.